Photo Provided - Ohio County Schools Executive Secretary Ann Senkbeil, left, and Federal Programs Director Walt Saunders prepare Stifel Awards to be delivered to Ohio County Schools students.

WHEELING – More than 200 standout students of Ohio County Schools received the prestigious Stifel Award.

A total of $202,880 was awarded to 219 deserving students as part of the 2022 Stifel Awards, and the prizes were recently mailed to the recipients. Stifel Trustees Diane Crowl, Paula McClure and Joan Stamp said there will be no Stifel Awards ceremony this year, but they expect the ceremony to return in the future.

WesBanco of Wheeling is the administrator of the Stifel Trust Fund, and Stamp thanked WesBanco Chartered Financial Analyst Steve Kellas for overseeing the trust. She also thanked Ohio County Schools Federal Programs Director Walt Saunders for his work in recognizing the students.

Stamp said the trustees are proud to continue the Stifel Award tradition and that the Stifel Trust provides students with such a large sum of prize money. She noted that she and the trustees are also thrilled that the Stifel Trust has been able to provide funding for the Ohio County Schools Strings Camp and the Robotics Camp.

“The fund has grown over the years, and we are fortunate to increase the prize money this year,” Stamp said. “It’s a reward for hard work. In addition to being able to increase the prize, we also underwrite the summer strings program and robotics. It’s been really fun to see the kids become so engaged.”

Saunders thanked the Stifel trustees for again rewarding and recognizing deserving students. He said a unique aspect of the Stifel Awards is that students are not often awarded monetarily for classroom achievements. Saunders said the award and the cash prizes are greatly appreciated by the recipients and their families.

Ohio County Schools is congratulating Stifel winners and highlighting them on social media. Stifel winners are encouraged to have their picture taken holding their Stifel Award certificate and forward it to ocsstifel@wphs.ohio.k12.wv.us. The photos will be posted on social media as they are received.

The Stifel prizes are named in honor of the late George E. Stifel, who endowed a trust for encouragement of education in public schools. The Stifel Awards are given for academic achievement in the classroom and on standardized achievement tests. A student must have a grade-point average of 3.5 or better, must be a resident of Ohio County and must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible.

George E. Stifel was born in Wheeling in 1849. He was the owner and operator of the Stifel Department Store in downtown Wheeling. He was known for his public service and philanthropy, and he was inducted into the Wheeling Hall of Fame in 1979. In 1926, Stifel created an endowment dedicated to forever fund the children of his city. He hoped the students would believe that a good education was “well worth the ambition, patient work and sacrifice which it may require.”

Stifel Award Winners

Bethlehem Elementary – Grade 5

1) Zachary Gaylor

2) Ashtin Long

3) Brayden Sheedy

4) Maddox Matthews

5) Ali Morris Bethlehem

6) Eli Shook

7) Brianna Miller

Elm Grove Elementary School – Grade 5

1) Liam Donaghy

2) Ava Maclay

3) Alivia Beadle

4) Rianna Farrow

5) Sophia Gooch

6) Annabel Davis

7) Jenna Purpura

7) Grayson Gates

Madison Elementary School – Grade 5

1) Josiah Miller

2) Robert McCoy

3) Bentely Newland

4) Precious Ellsworth

5) Maddyson Kaminski

6) Xavier Loos

7) Constance Saunders

Middle Creek Elementary School – Grade 5

1) Klara Straight

2) Carleigh Laudermilt

3) Jackson Heinrich

4) Makyjah Stuart

5) Addison Stout

6) Ciara Mead

7) Aubree Wayts

Ritchie Elementary School – Grade 5

1) Thomas Hastings

2) Eris Moore

3) Layla Markwas

4) Jace Hinton

5) Shae Mallery

6) Sonia Lopez

7) Nahayla Nally

Steenrod Elementary School – Grade 5

1) Peilin Yu

2) Julie Brammer

3) Colt Givens

4) Cooper Perks

5) Miles Rockey

6) Adriana Moses

7) Leah Bunce

7) Mollie Brammer

West Liberty Elementary School – Grade 5

1) Hayden Gonzalez

2) Lily Tennant

3) Rylie Napier

4) Lillyanna Paree

5) Coalton Lemasters

6) Ford Turkaly

7) Brayden Stimpert

Woodsdale Elementary Schools – Grade 5

1) Caroline Wack

2) Rosalie Dobson

3) Sebastien Molina

4) Zachary Larance

5) Levi Helms

6) Adeline Heldreth

7) Michael Marling

Bridge Street Middle School – Grade 6

1) Samuel Lewis

2) Olivia Wagner

3) Kymber Heldreth

3) Abigail O’Donnell

4) Brayden Kempkens

5) Dominic Scarnecchia

6) Jaxson Updegraff

7) Jackie Maxwell Bridge Street Middle School 6th Grade 6th Place

Bridge Street Middle School – Grade 7

1) Rachel Lewis

2) Khadija Rizwan

3) Drew Tarrant

4) Dalton Meyer

5) Alicia Harvath

6) Brady Petrock

7) Tessa Osborne

Bridge Street Middle School – Grade 8

1) Brody Davis

2) Dayton Van Fossen

2) Lillian Reckline

3) Levi Henry

4) Ella Petrucci

5) Gavin Hudrlik

6) Heath Miller

Triadelphia Middle School – Grade 6

1) Brielle Dobson

2) Ell Green

3) Molly Bradshaw

4) Brenna Tipton

5) Blair Anderson

6) Kamden Russell

7) Flannery Muscar

Triadelphia Middle School – Grade 7

1) Alexei Zhao

2) Morgan Oleksiak

3) Mason Franke

4) Owen King

5) Clinton Cox

6) Rex Montanye

7) Jaxon Anderson

Triadelphia Middle School – Grade 8

1) Nathan Tyska

2) Madeline Bradshaw

3) Julia Dunaway

4) Zaria Hanson

5) Cash Givens

6) Chloe Brammer

7) Brennan Wack

Warwood School – Grade 5

1) Zoey Gross

2) Kendyl Lewis

3) Alexander Wood

4) Madison Brothers

5) Emily Riser

6) Elah-Grace Konkle

7) Della Jarrett

Wheeling Middle School – Grade 6

1) Alexandra Frey

2) Colin Phillips

3) Cheyenne Kaminski

4) Ethan Williams

5) Kyla Varner

6) Kathrina Smith

7) Mikah Wright

Wheeling Middle School – Grade 7

1) Elyn Dibartolomeo

2) Elliana McCabe

2) Jocelyn Britton

3) Kylah Cunningham

4) Quinn Marsh

4) Isabella Hoskins

5) Khushbakht Aftab

Wheeling Middle School – Grade 8

1) Addison Baker

2) Karma Hughes

3) Briar Works

4) Brodye Tustin

5) Nathan Cha

6) Anthony Sikole

7) Emma McPherson

Warwood School – Grade 6

1) Jacob Breitinger

2) Sawyer Mayle

3) Maggie Miller

4) Patience Fletcher

5) Riley Miller

6) Kinsley Edgmon

7) Mason Bishop

Warwood School – Grade 7

1) Tristin Gonzalez

2) Sydney Crow

3) Mikayla Graski

4) Jonathan Burdett

5) Alexis Ferrell

6) Gage Canfield

7) Laiken Davis

Warwood School – Grade 8

1) Lucelus Swartz

2) Joshua Huffman

3) Molly George

4) Adam Mccreary

4) Conor Wood

5) Conner Miller

6) Hailey Hastings

6) Brian Gonzalez

Wheeling Park High School – Grade 9

1) Kaleb Trimmier

2) Tiernan Cox

3) Harper Moores

4) Mackenzie Kret

5) Trenton Rosenthal

6) Mia Castellucci

7) Alexis Bordas

8) Maxwell Seibert

9) Isabelle Thomas

10) Reese Moores

11) Layce Fickey

12) Cameron Fullerton

13) Ariauna Friend

14) Danielle Daugherty

15) Deanna Freidel

16) Nehlen Sobutka

Wheeling Park High School – Grade 10

1) Grant Kenamond

2) Kathryn Prather

3) Ayden Cottrill

4) Ryan Linder

5) Merritt Delk

6) Marin Hedges

7) Hayden Davis

8) Rylin Russell

9) Lily Osborne

9) Lance Miller III

10) Evan Stingle

11) Jackson Kiziminski

12) Jared Marsh

13) Fatima Ahad

14) Jessica Armstrong

15) Andie Gheen

Wheeling Park High School – Grade 11

1) Mariana Alkhouri

2) Jacob Huffman

3) Luke Wang

4) Grace O’Neil

5) Emma Mohring

6) Makenna Kelly

7) Nakayi Simoyi

8) Maxwell McGovern

9) Mackay Mattingly

10) Jonah Nizami

11) Olivia Kuntz

12) Seth Scott

13) Nadia Szymialis

13) Lacie Langmyer

14) Helen Ross

15) Alex Kepreos

Wheeling Park High School – Grade 12

1) Harper Aulick

2) Braeden Keen

3) Elizabeth Wolf

4) Savannah Turner-Davis

5) Chloe Holmes

6) Mia Zecca

7) Gracie Schehl

8) Lauren Taylor

9) Abigail Barki

10) Kaden Cunningham

11) Kaylynn Hall

12) Briana Schultz

13) Rosalyn Hill

14) Andrew Tyska

15) Kailey Johnson

16) Arianna Morris

Wheeling Park High School CTE Department Scholar – John Johnson

Wheeling Park High School ELA Department Scholar – Aliyah Pelley

Wheeling Park High School Fine & Performing Arts Department Scholar – Eliza Aulick

Wheeling Park High School Math Department Scholar – Kaylynn Hall

Wheeling Park High School Science Department Scholar – Gracie Schehl

Wheeling Park High School Social Studies Department Scholar – Jacob Martin

Wheeling Park High School World Language Department Scholar – Aliyah Pelley